Covenant Christian School will present its annual Veterans Day tribute, "Honoring All Who Served," at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 9 in the Covenant Presbyterian Church sanctuary, 1855 North Orange-Olive Road in Orange. Keynote speaker will be WWII veteran Howie Beach. Beach joined the Army at 18, landed at Omaha Beach during the Normandy invasion, and is the recipient of five Battle Stars and a Silver Medal. Current and former military personnel are invited to attend. The program is free, and open to the community. Additional information is available at covschool.org or 714-998-5425.

Get your order to go, or dine in, between 11 a.m. and 10 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8 at Pepz Pizza and Eatery, 6304 E. Santa Ana Canyon Road, to benefit Canyon Boys Basketball. A portion of the proceeds will help support the basketball program. To obtain the required flyer, visit canyonbasketball.com. For more information, contact Dona Rokosz at drchristoffersen@yahoo.com.

EL MODENA HIGH SCHOOL

Let "Celebrity Coach Bartenders" serve you during an El Modena High School Football fundraiser, to be held from 4 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10 at Ruby's Diner and Streamliner Lounge at the Orange Depot, 186 N. Atchison. Contact Julie Bentley at 714-309-3189 or wcmjdb@aol.com to obtain a flyer, which is necessary for to-go or eat-in orders.

ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN SCHOOL

Steve Hight, a seventh grade teacher at St. Paul's Lutheran School, was selected as the 2012 Teacher of the Year in the Pacific Southwest District of Lutheran Schools. Two of the four educators nominated from the district are teachers at St. Paul's. Ruth Cattau, a finalist, teaches fourth grade at the school. The district encompasses 116 early childhood centers, 58 elementary schools and nine high schools. The award will be presented at the Lutheran Educators' Conference, to be held Nov. 18 at Red Rock Resort.

HIGH SCHOOL HOMECOMINGS

The annual homecoming event is a much-anticipated high school ritual, with football, rallies – and of course, the dance. Innovative invitations, carefully-selected dresses, coordinated shirts for the escorts, flowers, and, of course, the announcement of the homecoming queen and king, and their court make the night memorable.

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